Faculty Books

From the history of race and caste in Latin America to the role of music in religion around the world, Columbian College faculty publish numerous thought-provoking and timely titles every year. Their work has topped bestseller lists, inspired debate and dialogue and received positive reviews from high-profile outlets like the Los Angeles Review of Books and The New York Times.
 


Malaysiakini and the Power of Independent Media in Malaysia

Malaysiakini and the Power of Independent Media in Malaysia

Media and Public Affairs and International Affairs Professor Janet Steele's book is an intimate portrait of the people and issues behind Malaysia’s only truly independent media outlet.

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75 Years of the Pion

Research Professor of Physics Igor Strakovsky's book is aimed at advanced graduate students and researchers in theoretical and experimental particle and nuclear physics.

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Disrupting D.C.: The Rise of Uber and the Fall of the City

Through interviews with policymakers and Uber lobbyists, Geography's Declan Cullen reveals the collective responsibility for dampening urban aspirations.

Dialogues on Gun Control By David DeGrazia

Dialogues on Gun Control

Philosophy's David DeGrazia explores the American experience with gun violence and gun policy, ethical arguments, and reform possibilities.

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Intellectual and Spiritual Debates in Islam

Sayed Hassan Akhlaq, Professor of Religion, talks about issues of interest and impact from the rich and diverse intellectual traditions of Islam from its inception to present.

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King Lear

English Professor Alexa Joubin writes King Lear's history, and co-edits a critical blend of First Folio and Quarto lines, enhancing Shakespeare's legacy.

Milestones in Dance

Milestones in Dance History

Corcoran's Dana Tai Soon Burgess charts the diverse histories of dance through ten key moments that have shaped the different forms and genres we see today.

Season to Taste

Season to Taste: Rewriting Kitchen Space in Contemporary Women’s Food Memoirs

University Writing's Caroline Smith explores food memoirs to understand the ways women are renegotiating their relationships with the kitchen and food.

Varieties of Nationalism

Varieties of Nationalism

Political science's Harris Mylonas argues that nationalism is an empirically variegated ideology and explores five dimensions along which nationalism varies.

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Fictions of Gender

Orian Zakai, Israeli/Hebrew literature and culture professor, explores modern debates on both Zionism and feminism, and how they are prefigured in the legacies of early Zionist women.